REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE TRANSACTIONS BITCL has been engaged by TEDA to manage the Disposal Subsidiaries after completion of the Disposal Agreement in May 2009. The Company considers that the business operations of the Target Subsidiaries have improved and are worth re-investing in by the Group. Currently, the Target Subsidiaries are mainly engaged in the production of liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas. They have not undertaken any reform of gas sources and are currently unable to satisfy the great demand for gas from the residents in their respective local areas as a result of the rapid development of the economy and the substantial amount of residential construction projects. With the support of favorable policies of the local government, the volume of sale of gas can be substantially increased after the introduction of gas sources by the Group, which can boost the volume of sale of gas by the Target Subsidiaries. In addition, the Target Subsidiaries own the exclusive operation right in their respective local areas and thus hold pricing advantages in charging connection fees and gas prices. The Company anticipates that taking control over the Target Subsidiaries again will enhance the value of the Group. The Group does not intend to repurchase any other Disposed Subsidiaries after acquiring the Target Subsidiaries. The Company understands that TEDA is in the process of handling the matters in relation to the dissolution or liquidation of certain Disposed Subsidiaries. After TEDA has finished handling such process, BITCL will terminate the agreement with TEDA to manage the Disposed Subsidiaries. The Directors (including the Independent Non-Executive Directors) consider that the Termination Agreements and the Repurchase Agreement are fair and reasonable and on normal commercial terms and that the Termination Agreements and the Repurchase Agreement are in the interests of the Group and the Shareholders as a whole. None of the Directors have a material interest in the Transactions. GEM LISTING RULES REQUIREMENTS As TEDA HK is a substantial shareholder of the Company holding approximately 50.13% of the total issued Shares, TEDA HK and Nicetime are connected persons of the Company under the GEM Listing Rules. The Transactions accordingly constitute connected transactions of the Company under Chapter 20 of the GEM Listing Rules. As the relevant percentage ratios calculated pursuant to Rule 19.07 of the GEM Listing Rules in respect of the Transactions are more than 0.1% and less than 5%, the Transactions is only subject to the reporting and announcement requirements and are exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 20 of the GEM Listing Rules.
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE DISPOSAL The Board is of the view that since the Disposal Group has recorded loss and the business prospect of the Disposal Group is no longer promising and the business of the Disposal Group will no longer create effective synergy with the Group’s principal businesses. Consequently, disposal of the Disposal Group may streamline the businesses of the Group so that the Group may focus the resources of the Group on its principal businesses. Therefore, the Board considers that the Disposal is in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. The proceeds from the Disposal will be used as the general working capital of the Group. None of the Directors, except Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx, has a material interest in the Disposal or is required to abstain from voting on the Board resolutions to approve the entering into the Agreement. The Directors (including all independent non-executive Directors) are in the opinion that the terms of the Agreement have been negotiated at arm’s length and entered into on normal commercial terms, and the terms of the Agreement are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole. LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS As the entire issued share capital of the Share Purchaser is beneficially owned by Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx and the entire issued share capital of the Guarantor is beneficially owned by Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx and Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx is the controlling shareholder, the chairman and an executive Director of the Company, Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx is a Connected Person of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. Since the applicable Percentage Ratios calculated under Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Disposal are more than 0.1% but less than 5%, the Disposal is subject to the reporting and announcement requirements but exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. None of the Directors, except Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx, has a material interest in the Disposal. Ms. Foo Xxx Xxx Xxxxx is a Connected Person and therefore has abstained from voting on the relevant Board resolutions approving the Disposal.
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE ACQUISITION The principal activities of the Group are investment holding, manufacturing and trading of printed circuit boards (the “Printed Circuit Boards Business”), trading of petroleum and energy products and related business (the “Petroleum and Energy Business”), and vessel chartering. In view of the ongoing trade war between the PRC and the US and the recent global coronavirus outbreak, there have been adverse impacts on the Printed Circuit Boards Business and the Petroleum and Energy Business. The Board expects that the Petroleum and Energy Business may be further affected due to (i) the increase of volatility of the oil price; (ii) the intensified competition in the oil trading business arising from slowing down of the international trade and the demand for oil and oil products; (iii) tightening of bank credits available to the Group; and (iv) ongoing legal proceedings against the Company. Therefore, the Group considers to diversify its business into other business sectors. The Acquisition is a good opportunity for the Group to diversify its business stream and mitigate the risks arising from the international trade. The Target Group’s business in the manufacturing and trading of printing and packaging products is based in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and its clients are mainly from Hong Kong and the PRC. Over the years, with implementation of a series of operational strategies, including focusing more on sales orders for high-quality printing and packaging products with higher profit margin, stringent cost control measures and upgrading the manufacturing base by investing in new and advanced printing and packaging equipment, the Target Group has established its own brand and a long-term loyalty client base, which contributes to more than 50% of the Target Group’s revenue. Furthermore, in negotiating the Acquisition, the Vendor agreed to provide profit guarantees to the Purchaser as set out in the section headed “Profit guarantees and compensation” above, which provides a safeguard for the Company to closely monitor the development of the Target Group. The management of the Company believes that the printing and packaging business of the Target Group will have a synergy effect on the Group’s current business. With the new business sector, the Company would be able to provide printing and packaging, brand labelling and other logistics services to its existing customers. As the Group has an existing vessel chartering business, the management of the Company will further explore the possibility of transforming the existing vessels or hiring vessels to shipping cargoes such that the Group could further use its own resources to extend its business into logistics services. With the view to strengthen the Group’s long-term competitiveness and value, the Group plans to combine the high-quality printing business with intellectual property marketing to achieve a total marketing solution model to provide creative solution to its clients. In this way, the printing and packaging business is able to create a vertically integrated business to include selecting/designing intellectual property products which fit brand image, licensing from intellectual property holder and providing printed marketing materials and packages, etc. Currently, the Group is in the process of hiring staff who are experienced in marketing intellectual property products such as cartoon and movie images. The Consideration, which would be partially settled by the issue of Promissory Note, will not require substantial immediate cash outflow of the Group, therefore easing the financial burden of the Company. In the view of all above, the Board (including the independent non-executive Directors) considers that the Acquisition is fair and reasonable and is in the interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole.
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Developer Compensation for Emergency Services If, during an Emergency State, the Developer provides services at the request or direction of the NYISO or Connecting Transmission Owner, the Developer will be compensated for such services in accordance with the NYISO Services Tariff.
Services and Compensation Consultant agrees to perform for the Company the services described in Exhibit A (the “Services”), and the Company agrees to pay Consultant the compensation described in Exhibit A for Consultant’s performance of the Services.
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